(Minghui.org) I have practiced Falun Dafa for 28 years. Master and the Fa have taught us to have compassion for each sentient being, in our minds and in our actions. But I did not pay attention to cultivating compassion for a long time, and did not show kindness and love for people, hindering my assimilation to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.

Master taught us:

“To be able to regard anyone and everyone with compassion, to have love for all people, really isn’t something the average person can achieve. Harder still is to have a sense of compassion toward all living things in everything you do. But that is something practitioners of Dafa have to be able to do! Spiritual development is a process, and so what I described might not be doable at the moment for those who are newer to the practice; but with time, as you develop further in your spiritual practice, you must manage to do that. Veterans of the practice need to do this now. This is something dictated by your historic mission, and it is something that every Dafa practitioner who aspires to spiritual greatness must achieve in their practice!” (“A Wake-Up Call”)

I realized that this was the Fa’s requirement for practitioners, and that Dafa practitioners must achieve this state through cultivating compassion. Due to my mentality of fear, I had been selective about the people I approached when clarifying the truth, and I could talk to only a few people in half a day. Even though I spoke with people, the results were not good and did not reach the goal of salvation. I felt frustrated. What should I do? I studied the Fa more and looked within.

I realized that it was because I did not have enough righteous thoughts, and so I lacked compassion. Why had I not cultivated enough compassion? It was because of my attachments to fame and wealth. While clarifying the truth, I feared being reported and arrested, and my mind was unstable. Instead of thinking of helping sentient beings learn the truth and be saved, I had been thinking about how to stay safe. I had thus looked around and selected people to approach. My thoughts had not been righteous.

I realized that a lack of compassion was due to human attachments, and that the fear mentality had blocked me from clarifying the truth effectively. I decided to get rid of these attachments. I sent forth righteous thoughts for a long time to eliminate them. I felt relaxed afterward and walked the path of saving people with dignity when going out to clarify the truth, and the results have been good.

My heart could remain unmoved without negative thoughts when I encountered people who did not accept what I said and tried to intimidate me by threatening to report me to the police or by trying to drive me away. Even when I encountered police officers, I could talk to them kindly. When someone did not want to listen, I wished them safety and left kindly.

I once went to a village and saw a woman in a yard. I went over to greet her and told her that I had brought blessings for her. I then took out some informational materials. She became impatient after seeing Falun Gong materials, and said, “I don’t want them. Go away.” I was not moved by her attitude.

I adjusted my thoughts, and said with smile, “On such a cold day, I, an old woman, came to tell you how to stay safe when in danger. Safety is the most important thing for us common people. Don’t you agree? There are real examples in this brochure about how to stay safe. Take a look, please.” She visibly relaxed.

I continued, “I also brought you Master Li’s article “How Humankind Came To Be.” Each sentence reveals heavenly secrets. No one else has addressed the fundamental questions. Why does humankind exist? Why did humankind come to this world? Why are some people poor and some others rich? What are the basic reasons? These are clearly answered.” Her attitude completely changed. She said with smile, “You work hard. I will take it and read it carefully. Thank you!” I then helped her quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.

I came across a police officer, who said, “How dare you talk about Falun Gong to me! Do you know what I do?” I replied that I did not know. He said, “I work in the police station and am in charge of Falun Gong. We arrest Falun Gong practitioners.” I was not afraid, and said kindly with a smile, “Police need to be safe, right? What I said is to help keep you safe during the pandemic. Your life is your most precious treasure, isn’t it?” He remained silent.

I continued talking to him about Dafa and asked him to remember the two phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” He said he remembered them, “Be careful! You would have been arrested if you had come across another police officer today.” I said, “I know you are a good man and wouldn’t do that. Thank you.” I gave him a copy of Minghui Weekly. He happily accepted it and said, “I will read it carefully.”

I realized that only by eliminating the entanglement of sentiment can we expand our compassion and reach a realm beyond everyday people. I have two sons, and had strong affection for them before cultivating. I worried about their health, their studies, and everything in their lives. It was tiring. After practicing Dafa, I realized what qing is. I decided I needed to face it and eliminate it.

I had such a wish but did not take action to get rid of it. I had negative thoughts sometimes and worried about bad things that happened to my family. Indeed, in 2009, my 35-year-old son passed away due to illness. The occurrence of such a tragedy left me traumatized. I did not know why I had such bad luck.

I studied the Fa carefully, in pain, and realized that all of these things happened because of my son’s and my own karma. Master’s teachings untied the knots in my mind, resolved my painful suffering, and let me break out of qing and depression. I became determined in cultivation, and decided to move forward on the path of cultivation by following Master.

One day in Fall 2019, my second son said to me, “Mom, I want to divorce my wife.” I asked him why. He told me about many of his wife’s issues in daily life, and said, “In summary, we do not love each other and cannot live together. She has agreed to a divorce. We are going to submit the paperwork. I told you today to let you get mentally prepared.” He added, “Actually, this is not a big issue. So many families are like us. So many couples have divorced.”

Facing such a sudden issue, I felt panicked and helpless. Although it was not like the pain of losing my elder son, I was not calm. I thought, “What happened? I have two sons. One died and the other wants to divorce. This is painful. I cannot accept it.”

Master’s teachings helped me keep awakening. I realized that I had a problem with the issue of qing. My younger son had wanted to change his job to be closer to home, and he needed money to bribe the person-in-charge. He told me about the issue. I did not think much and just gave him the money. He gave the person money and had his job transferred. He and I were happy.

I had a dream one night in which Master gave me a hint that I had increased karma for my son. I was in a panic after waking up, and asked myself, “What did I do to increase his karma?” I thought it over and recalled the issue of his job transfer. Bribing others encourages social corruption. I had tarnished the reputation of Dafa and increased my son’s karma. My dimensional field was also full of degenerated things from qing. I had not walked my path righteously in cultivation so the old forces had taken advantage of my loopholes, instigated conflicts in my son’s family, and used this issue of divorce that I feared most to interfere with my cultivation.

I needed to correct myself, discard the selfishness of safeguarding personal interest and desires, discard the selfish love for my son, and face the issue as a practitioner. I should help him understand the consequences of divorce.

I browsed the Minghui.org website for articles about ancient Chinese people upholding marriage and family, told my son about them, and shared my view that I had realized from Dafa that marriage is a serious vow that should be kept. When humans deviate from the morals and principles that they should follow, they will face the consequence of elimination. Everyone in this world who listens to Dafa practitioners and keeps doing good will have a bright future.

My son accepted what I said and told me that he would not propose or agree to divorce. I also talked to my daughter-in-law. She also changed from her initial persistence. Afterward, I heard her voice in my meditation, “I have come back.”

They have reconciled and their family has become more harmonious and happier than before. This is returning to kindness.